Fans of Booksmart, Blockers, and Unpregnant will find much to like here. But while the movie touches each of those films in some way, it also crafts a voice and narrative of its own.

For all the ways in which Plan B is sometimes thunderously obvious, there's still a lot going on beneath the surface.

Pointed as the message of "Plan B" is, nothing supersedes just letting these two characters - traditionally bit players at best in high-school comedies - be themselves.

By making the narrative authentic to profound extremes, the film’s final scenes strike as emotional and powerful.